In how many states is online poker illegal?

Dr. Strangelove · #1 11-22-2006, 11:42 AM

Sorry if this has been asked a million times.

#2 11-22-2006, 12:01 PM

1 - alaska

Ron-Mexico · #3 11-22-2006, 12:27 PM

It's only illegal in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

permafrost · #4 11-22-2006, 02:30 PM

If online poker were legal in a State, don't you think the Governor, Attorney General or Sec. of State would have announced that by now, and made big news doing so?

Dr. Strangelove · #5 11-22-2006, 06:19 PM

What are you talking about? I'm assuming the federal wire act doesn't apply to poker. If that is true how many states have explicitly outlawed online poker, as washington has?

autobet · #6 11-22-2006, 06:23 PM

try here

Dr. Strangelove · #7 11-22-2006, 06:40 PM

Thanks

permafrost · #8 11-23-2006, 07:41 PM

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What are you talking about?

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You asked for a count of States with illegal online poker and that is around fifty; I was giving you one thought experiment to help you see that.

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I'm assuming the federal wire act doesn't apply to poker. If that is true how many states have explicitly outlawed online poker, as washington has?

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This is a different question - there are about 10. Around 40 have implicitly made it unlawful since it is not authorized gambling.

MJC1977 · #9 11-24-2006, 04:58 AM

Utah was left off the list that was linked a few posts up.